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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1972
Page
10
The Pecos Enterprise lays out editorial purpose and policies. It states editorials reflect the paper as a public voice separate from individual writers and emphasize responsible community leadership. The piece invites respectful disagreement and outlines goals to improve Pecos and surrounding areas.
The legend of D D Cooper grows as a hijacked flight and parachute escape near Oregon or Washington sparks songs and shirts about a vanished man. Ransom money and a 3200 000 fortune fuel speculation if he died, resurfaced, or vanished for good while authorities weigh the tale.
The piece surveys Woodrow Wilson ideals, the UN charter, and realpolitik on self-determination. It cites India Pakistan 1947, Kashmir, Hyderabad plebiscite, and East Pakistan Bangladesh, noting Soviet limits and Communist stance. It argues strong nations sustain freedom and resist pliant self-determination when it serves foreign interests.
Dr James A Van Allen argues the U S space shuttle is a costly make work project with limited science value The University of Iowa physicist notes two unmanned Pioneer missions to Jupiter offer far greater scientific returns at a fraction of the cost and warn manned flights may face deadly radiation belts.
On January 18 1972 history notes mark events across centuries. The entry lists settlers in Australia Pizarro Lima Cook Hawaii polar exploration Scott Amundsen Versailles siege Leningrad Dominican Republic leadership change Kondor resignation U Thant stepping down plans.
Editor says the United Nations expelled Taiwan through trickery and betrays its charter. He argues the move shows U N power politics, endangers free world values, and calls for halting U N financial aid. C C Moseley, president, Grand Central Industrial Center, Glendale, California.
HAL BOYLE observes a longtime couple weathering twenty five years of marriage. He notes shifting affections and habits from romance to routine, envy and drift, as both grow older and adjust to life together. The piece asks what happened to their early love.
The only U.S. presidential and vice presidential team born in the same county were William Henry Harrison and John Tyler, both born in Charles City County, Iowa. The tides advance about 50 minutes daily due to the moon's retardation in rising, reflecting the moon’s daily delay.
Sylvia Sandoval reports Pecos notes on club meetings and civic events. The Merry Wives Club met with Mrs. E L Collings. Sidney Lanier poetry inspired roll calls. Pecos Chamber of Commerce postponed its annual meeting to January 24, with by law draft by J A Crane and Walter N Sutherland. B J Latshaw, kin to B A Toliver, visits from Ranger to evaluate near term oil prospects. R Henry Blackwell named civic service chairman at Buffalo Trail Boy Scouts meeting in Big Spring. John Childers of Ozona buys the Lee Kingston and Woulster ranch in the Davis Mountains for nine dollars per acre on a patented basis, a 20 000 acre stock sheep operation.
January 1942 brings J P Donnell a Pecos business figure named trustee to fill the vacancy from Roy Wilcox's resignation. Also in Pecos Rev Dean Harrison to lead morning services at First Christian Church, and C C Johnston new Twillery Motor manager with family in Pecos Army Air Field.
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